Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-06
NEWS DE THE DAY.

Philip Schembs baker of Louisville.
KY, committed suicide in jail yesterday by
cutting his throat with q tin bucket in which
soup had been sent him.
The testimony in the contested election
case Of Thobe against Speaker Carlisle has
been opened by the clerk of the House Of
Representatives and ordered to be printed
Mr.. Carlisle offered no testimony.
Mrs. James r. Polk, widow of ex Presi
dent Polk, celebrated her eighty. fourth
birthday at Nashville, Tenn, yesterday
Mrs. Polk still continues in good health.
though somewhat feeble from her advanced
age.
Tho Wisconsin Leather Company, of Mil
Yankee, one of the oldest houses in that
city, confessed judgment yesterday on four
notes amounting to over $4,000. The com
the Circuit Court
Frank w. Harper, the wel-known turf
man, has ordered at Versailles, Ky, the
costliest monument probably ever placed
over the grave of any being below the estate
of man. 1t is for Ten Brock, the famous
race-horse, who recently died at Mr.. Har
per's stock farm.
Laura D. B. Ford was arrested in Wash
ington Monday night for keeping bawdy
house. John Ford was also arrested as o
witness against her, but before the case
could be called in the Police Court the pair
went off and got married. The woman is
better known as "Ducky" White.
A negro waiter at the Eutaw House, in
Baltimore, yesterday struck commercial
traveller named j. e. Herty on the head, in
hicting serious wound. The negro had
insulted Herty who resented it by throwing
bottle at him, when the latter, awaiting
On opportunity, struck Mr.. H. with stick.
Yesterday was the first labor holiday in
New York, but there were far more laborers
at work than at rest. 1t was made legal
holiday by the State Legislature and the
! Governor, but most OF the retail stores
throughout the city were open for business
as usual, the streets were filled with trucks,
and in many of the shops work was going
on as usual.
The regatta of the Staten Island Athletic
Club took place yesterday. The event of
the day,the eight-oared shell race, for which
there were six entries, was won by the
Potomaca, of Washington, D. c., by four
boat lengths. Time five minutes and ten
seconds. A $1,000 challenge cup went to
the winning crew. The race was over the
one mile Kill Won Kull course.
The failure of e. S. Wheeler & Co., of
New Haven, Conn.,, heavy importers of bar
iron, steel, tin, etc with branch houses liz
New York. Liverpool, Baltimore, and Chi.
cago, and the New Haven Wire Company
were announced yesterday. 1t is feared
that the liabilities will reach $1,000 600
There are rumors that local and New York
banks have Endorsed their paper heavily.
The important concessions of the Chinese
government to Count de Mitkiewic2 were
not signed by the Chinese Minister yester
day. The papers are in his hands, and will
only be signed by him after he has fully sat
listed himself as to the solvency of the mem
bers of the Philadelphia syndicate 1t was
stated last night on good authority that the
Russian Legation had some Information Of
rather damaging character against Count
Mitkiewicz, which they would bring to the
attention Of the Chinese government.